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Suggested Subject Headings:
Aging -- Social Aspects
Bureaucracy
Crime
Criminology
Culture
Deviant Behavior
Equality
Gender Identity
Multiculturalism
Poverty
Race
Social Change
Social Classes
Social Conflict
Social Control
Social Groups
Social Influence
Social Learning
Social Mobility
Social Problems
Social Stratification
Social Structure
Social Systems
Socialization
Sociology
SocINDEX with Full Text: This research database features comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
Sociological Collection: This comprehensive database covers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. This database provides complete full text for more than 500 important journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles.
ICPSR: The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research database includes data sets relevant to the study of political science, sociology, demography, history, economics, international relations, gerontology, public health, criminal justice, education and many other fields.
Recommended Periodicals
Browse Print Titles in the Library:
Families in Society
*see also: Journals listed in the field of Social Work (pathfinder coming soon!)
Need an overview on this topic? Check out these basic resources
Books:
HM66 .A62 1996 Sociology : a brief introduction by Richard P. Appelbaum and William J. Chambliss HM585 .S77 2005 The basics of sociology by Kathy S. Stolley
Finding Books & Media
Books and media in the area of sociology can be located in the library catalog using keywords or subject headings.Delivery of books / media to the Holmes County Higher Education Center (HCHEC in Millersburg)
Suggested Subject Headings:
Aging -- Social AspectsBureaucracy
Crime
Criminology
Culture
Deviant Behavior
Equality
Gender Identity
Multiculturalism
Poverty
Race
Social Change
Social Classes
Social Conflict
Social Control
Social Groups
Social Influence
Social Learning
Social Mobility
Social Problems
Social Stratification
Social Structure
Social Systems
Socialization
Sociology
Browse the Shelves by Call Number:
HM 435-477 (History of sociology)HM 461-554 (Social theories)
HM 621-656 (Culture)
HM 661-696 (Social control)
HM 701 (Social systems)
HM 706 (Social structure)
HM 711-806 (Groups and organizations)
HM 756-781 (Community)
HM 786-806 (Organization theory)
HM 811-821 (Deviant behavior)
HM 826 (Social institutions)
HM 831-901 (Social change)
HM 1001-1281 (Social psychology)
HM 1041-1101 (Social perception / cognition, including perception of the self and others, prejudices, stereotypes)
HM 1106-1171 (Interpersonal relations / Social behavior)
HM 1176-1281 (Social influence / Social pressure)
Recommended Reference Tools in the Library's Collection
Books in the library's collection:
HM 17 .C66 1998 A dictionary of sociologyRef GT 2690 .65 2013 Marriage customs of the world : an encyclopedia of dating customs and wedding traditions
REF HV 6779 .S63 2012 Social history of crime and punishment in America : an encyclopedia
Ref. HM 425 .E5 2000 v.1-5 Encyclopedia of sociology
Ref. HN 57 .E58 1993 v.1-3 Encyclopedia of American social history
Ref. HN 57 .O94 2012 Oxford encyclopedia of American social history
Ref HN 373 .E63 2001 v.1-4 Encyclopedia of European social history from 1350 to 2000
Ref HQ 535 .S83 2014 v.1-4 Social history of the American Family
Online:
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropologyHandbook of religion and social institutions edited by Helen Rose Ebaugh
Handbook of social movements across disciplines edited by Bert Klandermans and Conny Roggeband
Handbook of social psychology edited by John Delamater
Handbook of the sociology of education edited by Maureen T. Hallinan
Handbook of the sociology of gender edited by Janet Saltzman Chafetz
Handbook of the sociology of racial and ethnic relations edited by Herńán Vera and Joe R. Feagin
The Wiley-Blackwell companion to political sociology edited by Edwin Amenta, Kate Nash, and Alan Scott
Recommended Databases:
SocINDEX with Full Text: This research database features comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.Sociological Collection: This comprehensive database covers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. This database provides complete full text for more than 500 important journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles.
ICPSR: The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research database includes data sets relevant to the study of political science, sociology, demography, history, economics, international relations, gerontology, public health, criminal justice, education and many other fields.
Recommended Periodicals
Browse Print Titles in the Library:
Families in Society*see also: Journals listed in the field of Social Work (pathfinder coming soon!)
E-Journals:
American journal of sociologyAmerican sociological review
American sociologist
Contemporary sociology
Current sociology
Electronic journal of sociology
Humanity & society
International journal of comparative sociology
International journal of sociology
Qualitative sociology
Social thought & research
Sociological methods & research
Sociological methodology
Sociological quarterly
Sociological research
Sociological review
Sociology (Oxford)
Recommended Websites:
Sociology Dictionary: A free online sociology dictionary from Babylon.comThe SocioWeb: A directory of sociology resources on the Web.
Professional Organizations:
American Sociological AssociationAssociation for Applied and Clinical Sociology
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Brush Up on the Basics
Need an overview on this topic? Check out these basic resourcesBooks:
HM66 .A62 1996 Sociology : a brief introduction by Richard P. Appelbaum and William J. ChamblissHM585 .S77 2005 The basics of sociology by Kathy S. Stolley
Document Your Sources
The Smucker Learning Center's documents and informationStyle Guides in the Library's collection:
Ready Reference LB2369 .G53 2009 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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